March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, Our Lenten journey is rapidly coming to an end. Tomorrow begins the most wonder-filled week of the year! From Palm Sunday to Easter Evening, Christians will gather across the globe to remember the footsteps of Jesus on the road to crucifixion...
Febraury 29, 2024

Febraury 29, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, We all know this is a leap year, and today, February 29th, pushes all days forward by one. I’ve chosen this day in Lent to address a matter many do not want to ponder – death. As the saying put forward by Benjamin Franklin reminds us – death...
January 20, 2024

January 20, 2024

Dear Friends in Christ, We are off to a new year! Today is the second Saturday after the Epiphany, and the gospel reading appointed for today, John 4:27-42 (NRSV) is as follows. “Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but...
December 16, 2023

December 16, 2023

Dear Friends in Christ, Growing up, watching the Sound of Music was an annual event. My mother would gather me, my brother, and later younger siblings around the television with snacks and pillows on the floor. Over the years, like many, we memorized the words to all...
All Saints Day

All Saints Day

Dear Friends in Christ, During all that may be happening in our personal, local, and global lives, the church calendar has a way of providing the certainty of continuity. All Saints Day and All Souls Day invite us to pause and remember persons, living and dead, who...